Powdery mildew (caused by the fungus named Podosphaera xanthii was consistently among the most prevalent diseases of watermelon. The first symptoms of powdery mildew on watermelon are yellow spots on the leaves.
CucCAP Project
Contributions to the CucCAP project by the Bioinformatics Team, Cucurbit Crop Breeding Teams, and the Integrated Disease Management Team.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Stuart Michel
Stuart Michel is a research technician in Dr. Schultheis’ program at NC State University and he is pursuing a masters degree in Horticultural Science. Stuart’s research will focus on Fusarium wilt of watermelon.
CucCAP researchers identify QTL for Phytophthora resistance in squash
Scientists at the University of Florida led by Geoffrey Meru characterized resistance to Phytophthora crown rot in PI 181761 and identified a major QTL on chromsome 13. Several SNP markers were designed to target this QTL for marker-assisted selection.
2022 Greenhouse Pest Management Recommendations
CucCAP Plant Pathologist, Mary Hausbeck, has released new Greenhouse Disease Management recommendations for 2022. The Hausbeck Lab collaborated with other MSU Extension specialists to develop a guide for disease management for vegetable and herb crops.
Planting Cucumbers Early to Avoid Downy Mildew
Downy mildew affects cucumber crops in South Carolina every year and can cause huge crop losses. Clemson University researchers say planting early can cut growers’ losses.
CucCAP researchers develop watermelon breeding lines with broad resistance to Phytophthora capsici
CucCAP researchers developed 5 Phytophthora fruit rot resistant watermelon germplasm lines with high levels of resistance against a broad range of diverse P. capsici isolates collected from across the United States.
Integrated Disease Management Team | 2021 Progress Report
CucCAP PAG XXIX presentations
CucCAP Cucumber team members made virtual presentations at the 2022 Plant and Animal Genome meeting in January 2022.
